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FRANCIS P. DORAN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COPY-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,126, dated September 9, 1890. v

Application tiled March 12, 1890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS P. DoRAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, Kings county, New York, have invented certain Improvements in Copy-Books and the Like, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention relates to that class of books to be employed by students or children for copying; and the object of my invention is to provide means by which drawings or printed copies may be inserted in and removed from a blank-book, book-slate, or other like book.

My invention will be hereinafter fully described, and its novel features carefully deiined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which serve to illustrate my invention, Figure l represents the blank-book, and Fig. 2 represents a book of copies or group of copy-sheets. In this View the book of copies has rleaves of the same dimensions as those of the blank-book illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a book of copies similar to Fig. 2, but with much smaller leaves. Fig. 4c shows the copy-book as it appears when the blank-book seen in Fig. 1 and the copy-sheets seen in Fig. 2 are put together and interleaved according to my invention. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, showing the copy-book as it appears when the books seen in Figs. 1 and 3 are put together.

The books seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 have slots A extending into each about half-way along the folding-line of the back, the uncut portion of the back being indicated by the dotted lines C in the several figures. The

`pages of the blank-book may have suitablyruled lines D. The books may be cut at B to form a graduatedv overlap to facilitate the 'interleaving when the books are put together.

This overlap is eected by cutting away a part of each leaf, so that it falls a little short of the leaf next below it. The books may be stitched along the line C to unite the leaves. The blank-book may have a cover of thicker material than its leaves, and this cover will not be provided with a slot A.

To unite the books seen in Figs. 1 and 2,

-place them on a table with the title-page of the blank-book down and page 1 of the book Serial No. 343,645. (No model.)

of copies down, the blank-book being at they prefer to begin by dropping the first leaf of the book of copies, the cover of the blankbook being left flat on the table. The graduated overlap B facilitates the separation of the leaves of the books. When the books have been thus interleaved at the ends, they are grasped at the outer ends and pressed or pushed together, the slots A engaging in such a manner as to allow the leaves of the books to overlap, as seen in Fig. 4. Now partly close the books by bending them along the line C, resting the back on the table, and press them gently together and slightly downward to prevent the cut leaves from pressing down and binding in the uncut part of the'l fold at C.

To separate the two books, open the copybook at or near the middle, grasp it at the fold C at both ends, and pull gently, when they will come apart without difficulty.

The size of the leaves of the book of copies is immaterial. They may be of less size than the leaves of the blank-book, as seen in Fig. 3.

Where a narrow-leaved book of copies is employed the inscriptions may be situated on the leaf, as shown in Fig. 3-viz., one line parallel to and near the fold C with its base toward said fold and the other parallel with the outer edge of the leaf with base toward said edge. If the leaf on which the copies are printed is abouthalf the width of the leaf of the blank-book, when about half the blank page has been writtenupon, the copy-leaf can be turned over, thereby covering the part of the blank page that has been written on and preventing the student from copying his own writing.

One important advantage of my invention is that the book of copies can be separated from the blank-book when the latter has been filled and inserted in another blank-book. As the copies can be used a number of times, this effects a considerable economy in printing.

A metal clasp may be employed to hold the copy flat While Writing or drawing.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination, `with a blank-book having a slot A along the line of the fold at C in its leaves, of a book of copies having a similar slot along' the line of the fold in its leaves, said slots extending part Way only of the length of the respective books, whereby said books may be interleaved and pnt together, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a blank-book having a slot A along' theline of fold in its leaves, of a book of copies having a similar slot along the line of the fold in its leaves, said slot extending part Way only of the length of the respective books, and the leaves of one or both of said books being cut to overlap at the end, whereby said books may be interleaved and put together, substantially as set forth.

FRANCIS P. DORAN.

Witnesses:

GEORGE T. MCCAsKIE, XVM. P. KENT. 

